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Philosophy Forum: Dr. Ralph Didlake (4/12)

Lectures: Dr. Ralph Didlake (UMMC) will present his lecture, ''The Asylum Hill Cemetery Project: Ethical and Cultural Challenges'

Thu
12
Apr
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Apr. 12, 2018
Bryant Room 200, Bryant Hall, Oxford Campus
Open to the public

Philosophy Forum Series, 2017-18

April 12th at 4:00-5:30 in Bryant Hall 200

 

Dr. Ralph Didlake

University of Mississippi Medical Center

 

“The Asylum Hill Cemetery Project:

Ethical and Cultural Challenges”

“The Mississippi State Insane Asylum was established in Jackson in 1855 and operated in this location until 1935 when it was replaced by the current Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield. During this period, a cemetery was maintained on the asylum grounds in which several thousand deceased patients were interred. This site is now occupied by the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Mission-critical needs for space have raised numerous administrative, ethical, cultural and practical challenges in the long-term management of these burial sites. This presentation provides an overview of the history of the asylum and describes a proposal to memorialize those buried in the Asylum Hill Cemetery in a manner that also creates a research and education resource.”

 

More information about future UM Philosophy Forum events can be found on the department calendar at www.philosophy.olemiss.edu.

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